Ironing machine



May 28, 1929.

L. F. BAlLl-:s ET Al. 1,715,053

IRONING MACHINE Filed April 23, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet May 28, 1929. l.. F.BAILES ET AL IRONING MACHINE Filed April 23. 1928 5 sheets-sheetInventors Z' Ba Z es, 7V. CQ rde/70,

May 28A, 1929- l.. F. BAILEs ET AL 1.715.053

IRONING MACHINE Inventors l. l.' Bai Z es, Wl Cardo/7W,

\ luulml i 5 -I ed for association with vwashing machine.

Patented May 2a,` 1e29.

UNITE-os-TATEs PATENT-formes.

Lover. r. ams AND WILLIAM I.. carmen, or nnnroan, oREGoN.

' moNING MAciNE. A I

Application led April 23, 1928. Serial No. 272,26'1.

The present invention relates to improvements in ironing machines andhas reference more particularlyto a structure that is adapta motoroperated One of the important objects of the present invention is torovide an ironing machine that can be read1ly swung into or out ofoperative position, means being provided for locking the swingablestructure in a fixed position.

A further object `resides in the provision of an ironing machine,whereby the same includes a rotatable roll which has cooperatingtherewith a heated ironing shoe.

`A still furtherl object of the invention is to provide an ironingmachine of the above mentioned character, wherein means is rovided fornormally maintaining the mova le ironing shoe in ironing relation withrespect to the roll, additional means being provided for moving the shoeaway from the roll.

A still further object is to provide an ironing machine of the'abovementioned character, which is simple in construction, inexpensive,strong and durable, and further well adapted to the purpose for which itis designed.

Other objects of the invention will become apparent as the nature of theinvention proceeds and when taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings.

In the accompanying drawings, formin a part of this application and inwhich like numerals designate like parts throughout the several views:

' Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through the ironing machineembodying our invention, parts being broken away.

Figure 2 is a sectional view, taken approximately on the line 2 2 ofFigure 1, looking in the. direction of the arrows for more clear lydisclosing the relation between the rotatable roll and the ironing shoe,the latter being shown in an operative position with respect to theroll. i

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the ironing machine, and

Figure 4 is a detail showing the hand lever for lrocking the ironingshoe supporting shaft.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown thepreferred em` bodiment of our invention, the numeral 1 designates the'base that is adapted to rest on a 55 portion of a motor operated washingmachine (not wholly shown). The portion of the washing machine uponwhich this base rests is shown at 2, in Figure 1 of the drawings. Thedrive shaft operated by the motor that 6o actuates the washing machineextends vertically through the base for disposition at its upper end inthe lower ortion of the tubular standard, 4, that exten s upwardly fromthe base, the shaft being designated by numeral 3. Formed on the upperend of the tubular `standard 4 is the casing 5, which is open at itstop, a removable cover 6 being provided therefor. The securing means ,ofrthe cover is shown at 7, with reference more particularly to Figures 1and 3 of the drawin s.

The upper end of the vertical shaft 3 is operatively connected to thelower en d of the vertical shaft 8, that extends throu the upper portionof the tubular standard, and the upper end of the shaft 8 extends intothe housing or casing 5. Secured on the upper end of this shaft is thebevelled gear 9.

A laterally extending sleeve 10 is formed on theinner side of the casing5, for supso porting the longitudinally extending driven shaft 11, theinner end thereof supporting the roll unit of the ironing machine, andwhich roll unit is designated by the numeral 12. The specificconstruction of the roll unit will hereinafter be more fully described.The other end portion of the horizontal shaft 11 extends through asuitable bearing or bushing 13, arranged in the opposite side of thecasing 5, this particular end of the shaft 11 being 90 reduced, and anut 14 is threaded onl the outwardly projecting end of the reducedportion 15, for disposition against the bearing 13, as is clearlyillustrated in Figure 1.

The portion of the driven shaft 11 that 95 is disposed within the casing5 is substantially square in lcross section and slidably arranged on thesquare portion 16 of the horizontally extendinv driven shaft 11 andadapt- -as at 21, in the upper portion ofthe casing,

the inner end of the lever being operatively connected with the sleeve17 while the outer end of the lever projects through a slot in y thefront side of the casing.

The outer end of the lever 20 is formed with an actuating handle 22. Asubstantially U-shaped bracket 23 extends forwardly from the upperportion of the casing and the crown portion of this bracket is formedwith a series of spaced openings 24, with which cooperates aprotuberance carried by the adjacent portion of the pivoted lever 20,whereby said lever may be locked'in any adjusted position to eitherdisconnect the shaft 11 from rotation with the interconnected driveshafts 3 and 8 or to secure either of the bevelled gears 18 and 19 inmeshing engagement with the pinion 9. A

A felt washer 25 encircles the horizontally disposed driven shaft 11 andis disposed against the flanged end of the sleeve 10 and is secured inposition by means of a retaining plate or ring 26 that is bolted orotherwise secured to the flanged end of the sleeve (see Figures 1 and 3)The roll unit 12 includes a pair of end members 27 and 28 respectively,the end member 27 being arranged on the shaft 11 adjacent the flangedend of the sleeve 10, while the other end member 28 is arranged on thereduced threaded extremity 29 of the shaft 11 and suitable nuts 30 and31 are threaded on this portion of the shaft for engagement with therespective sides of theend member 28, as is clearly shown in Figure 1.The nut 30 and the lock nut 30 are arranged on the shaft prior to thepositioning of the end member 28 o n said shaft and subsequently the endmember is secured in the outer end of the roll. A plurality of woodenslats 32 are arranged in abuttingrelation between lthe spaced endmembers 27 and 28 and the ends of these wooden slats are secured to theflanged portions of the endmembers by any appropriate fastening means,whereby to provide. a hollow wooden roll 32 which may be covered with apiece of cloth or other suitable covering designated by the numeral 33.The roll unit will rotate with the horizontally diss.:

posed d riven shaft 11. v The ironing machine embodying our inreferenceto Figure vention furtherA comprises the provision of l eating coils 35within the 32, and a suitable handle bar 36 extends upwardly from thecentral portion of the upper edge of this ironing shoe.

This ironing shoe is supported by avertically disposed arm 37, the upperend portion of which is curved and which is secured tothe bottom edgeportion of the ironing shoe at the central portion thereof by anysuitable fastening means, such as is shown at 38, with 2. The lowerendof the supporting arm 37 is disposed within a socket 39 that extendsujwardly from a sleeve 40, the latter being a ustably secured on theouter end of a rockable rod 41. A set screw 42 is threaded through atransverse opening formed in this sleeve 40 for engagement with therockable rod 41 vto secure the sleeve in any adjusted position thereon.

The inner end of the. rockable arm 41 extends through a laterallydisposed housing 43,

formed onthe intermediate portion of the tubular standard 4 and theinner extremity of the rockable rod is journaled in a suitable socket44, formed in the housing 43, as clearly illustrated in Figure 1. Theintermediate portion of the housing 43 is formed with a cut-out portion45 that intersects the longitudinal bore formed in said housing, foraccommodating the inner end portion of the rockable level 52.

A torsional coil spring 46 encircles the intermediate portion of therockable rod 41, one end of the coil spring being secured to an axialpin 47 that projects from the outer end of the housing 43, while'theother end of said coil spring is connected to a in 48 that projects froma collar 49 adjusta ly secured on the rod 41 through the medium of theset screw 50.

By adjusting the collar 49 on the rod 41, the tension of the coil spring28 may be regulated. A suitable covering 51 is provided for the spring46 and the collar 49, as is also clearly shown in Figure 1 of thedrawings. The purpose of the coil spring is to provide a means fornormally holding the swingable ironing shoe in ironing relation withrespect to the rotatable roll 32. The shoe may be moved rearwardly awayfrom the roll by pushing rearwardly on the handle bar 36 or by actuatingthe forwardly extending lever 52 that is'secured at its inner end in theportion of the rockable rod 41 located at the cut out portion 45. Theouter end of the lever 52 is formed with a handle portion 53.

A substantially U-shaped bracket 54 is arranged vertically, and tie freeends of the arms thereof are secured to the standard 4, and theintermedia-te ortions of the arms are bent so as to dispose t 1e crownportion of the bracket in close proximity to the intermediate portion ofthe 'lever and the crown portion of said U-shaped bracket is formed wlthan indentation or opening 55, with which cooperates a protuberance 567carried by the adjacent portion of the lever, so that said lever'may beheld in position, to lock the rockable rod against rocking movement whenthe ironing shoe is moved away from the roll 32.

For the purpose of locking the ironing machine against swinging movementon the washing machine, we provide a yertlcally moveable locking rod 5that has its upper end extending into a socket 58, formed in the bottomportion of the casing 5, and an expansible coil spring 59 is arranged 1nthe socket between the closed end thereof and the upper end of the rodfor normally urging said rod downwardly. The lower end of the rod isremovably disposed within registering openings formed in thebase l andthe portion 2 of the washing machine.

By raising this rod 57 upwardly so that the lower end of the rod ismoved out of the opening in the portion 2 of the washing machine, theironing machine 10 may be swung out of the way to permit the use of thewashing machine or the wringer, "(not shown) that is associated with thewashing machine in the conventional manner.

It will thus be seen from the foregoing description, that we haveprovided an ironing machine that is capable of being mounted upon awashing machine so that the motor that is employed for driving thewashing machine can be utilized for actuating the ironing machine anddue to its simplicity, the parts comprising our ironing machine can bereadily and easily assembled and operated;

While we have shown the preferred embodiment of our invention` it is tobe understood that minor changes in the size, shape, and arrangement ofparts may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of theinvention and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new is:

scribed, a-rotatable shaft, a roll secured on the shaft for rotationtherewith, a rockable shaft arranged in spaced relation with respect tothe roll carrying shaft, a laterally extending arm secured on therockable shaft, an ironing shoe carried by the outer end of said arm,means associated with the rockable shoe for maintaining the ironing shoenormally in ironing relation with respect to the support, the other endof the coil spring being secured to the rockable shaft.

In an ironing machine, a base, a tubular standard extending upwardlytherefrom, a

casing on the upper end of the tubular standard, a sleeve extendinglaterally from one side of the casing, a housing extending laterallyfrom the lntermediate portion of the stan ard, a drive shaft arranged inthe standard, a driven shaft journaled in said sleeve,

one end of said shaft extending into said casv ing, a driving connectionbetween the drive and driven shafts, an ironing roll secured on 'theouter end of the shaft for rotation therewith, a rockable shaft havingits inner end sup orted in said housing, a laterally exten ing armsecured at one end to the outer end of the rockable shaft, an ironingshoe secured on the other end of the lateral arm for cooperation withthe rotatable roll, a torslonal coil spring encircling the intermediateportion of the rockable shaft, one end of said coil spring being securedto the outer end o'f the housing, an adjustable collar secured on therockable shaft outwardly of the housing, the other end of the coilspring being secured to said collar for normally holding the ironingshoe in ironing relation with respect to the rotatable roll, and meansfor actuating the rockable shaft for moving the ironing shoe away fromthe roll.

3. In an ironing machine, a base, a tubular standard extending upwardlytherefrom, a casing on the upper end of the tubular standard, a sleeveextending laterally from one side of the casing, a housing extendinglaterally from the intermediate portion of the standard, a drive shaftarranged in the standard, a driven shaft journaled in said sleeve, oneend of said shaft extending into said casing, a driving connectionbetween the drive and driven shafts, an ironing roll secured on theouter end of the shaft for rotationtherewith', a rockable shaft havingits inner end supported in said housing, a laterally extending armsecured at one end to the outer end of the rockable shaft, an ironingshoe secured 1 on the other end lof the lateral arm for coop- 1. In anironing machine of the class deeration with the rotatable roll, atorsional coil spring encircling the intermediate portion of therockable shaft, one end of said coil spring being secured to theouter'end of the housing, an adjustable collar secured on the rockableshaft outwardly of the housing, the other end of the coil spring beingsecured c to said collar for normally holding the iron'- ing shoe inironing relation with respect to the rotatable roll, and means foractuating the rockable shaft for moving` the ironin tain the ironingshoe out of ironing relation I. l

.shoe away from the roll, said last mentione with respect to therotatable; roll. v

means comprising a. laterali 'extending lever In testimony whereof weaix our signl- 10l secured at its inner end tot e--rockablo shaft,tures.. n 5 a. bracket,land cooperating means between t y said lever andsaid bracket for holding the IDYAL F. BAILES. A.

rockable shaft in such position as to main'- WILLIAM L.` GARDEN'.-v

